Diversity Now! PHILIPPA CRAWFORD 13023478 CONCEPT GENERATION DE1135
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT EXPLORING SILHOUETTE, PRINT, TEXTURE, FABRICATION AND ILLUSTRATION STYLE TO DEVELOP A COLLECTION THAT RELFECTS UNIQUE LAYERING OF A PERSON.
idea Development In my general diversity research I focused on what makes each person completely individual... This can not be pin pointed as everyone is made of tonnes of tiny parts; both internal and external. My designs are based upon these personal layers. My starting point being visable yet organic layering in vegetation.
Strong shapes traced in fine liner to define further.
PLEATS AND GATHERING
Fabrication RAGGING
SLASHING
WEAVING
SANDWICH FABRIC SCRAPS OF ALL SIZES AND TYPES BETWEEN TWO LARGER LAYERS. STITCH LINES ALONG THE FABRICS, THEN CUT BETWEEN THE LINES -MISSING THE BOTTOM FABRIC LAYER. POP INTO THE WASHING MACHINE TO FRAY AND WEAR.
USING RAGS OF DIFFERENT COLOURS AND FABRICS, DENSELY PACKED TOGETHER IN AN OLD RAG RUG MAKING TECHNIQUE. - CUT SHORT LINES INTO FABRIC IN AN ORDERLY MANNER - WEAVE THE FABRIC STRIPS INTO ONE CUT AND OUT ANOTHER.
I CUT EQUAL WIDTH STRIPS OUT OF THE LEATHER AND SIMPLY WEAVED TOGETHER, KEEPING THE STRIPS TIGHT AND THE STRUCTURE STRONG. I CHOSE LEATHER AS IT REMINDS ME AS A BIT OF A SHELL, A STRONGER FABRIC THAT REMINDS ME OF A TOUGH EXTERIOR.
PLAITING
-FOLD A STRIP OF FABRIC IN HALF (THIN AND FAIRLY LONG). -CUT LINES FROM THE FOLDED EDGE TO 1CM FROM THE RAW EDGE. -UNFOLD -PULL EACH LINE ABOVE THE NEXT, ALLOWING THEM TO CROSS. -STITCH ENDS
COLOURS ARE KEPT TONAL TO GIVE A FEEL OF LAYERING AND DEPTH. THE USE OF NEUTRAL AND SOFT SHADES WILL PREVENT AN OVERWHELMING OUTCOME WHEN COMBINED WITH THE TEXTURAL FABRIC MANIPULATIONS.
Colour
FILLED IN GRAPHIC DRAWING - FINELINER - SCAN - TOUCH UP ON ILLUSTRATOR - COLOUR ON PHOTOSHOP
Illustration DETAILED SKETCH - PENCIL & SMUDGE - SCAN -TOUCH UP IN PHOTOSHOP -SKETCHED LIMBS ADDED
-SCAN BEFORE HAIR IS ADDED -’BUNS’ ARE PREVIOUS SKETCH
CLOTHING IS DIGITALLY APPLIED TO HAND DRAWING, GIVING A CONTRAST IN SYLE AND A CLEAR IMAGE ON FABRIC BY USING PHOTOGRAPHED/ SCANNED FABRICATION. STYLE OF FACE AND BODY ARE MADE TO MATCH EACHOTHER, BUT AGAIN HAVE A CONTRAST TO THE DIGITAL CLOTHING. DESIGNS ABOVE ARE ON A CLEAR STANCE WHICH SHOWS A FULL FIGURE AND OUTFIT.
Personal Structure A COLLECTION BASED ON EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL LAYERS OF A PERSON. USING PANELS, PLEATS, TEXTURAL FABRIC MANIPULATIONS AND VISABLE STITCHING TO CREATE A VARIED LAYERED EFFECT. EACH EFFECT REPRESENTING DIFFERENT SEGMENTS TO AN INDIVIDUAL.
Technical flats
Personal dimension Personal dimension